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SARS Treatment Tested as New Cases Arise

By Joe Palca
Published May 24, 2003 at 9:00 PM PDT
Dr. Gregory Cheng, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, spent three weeks hospitalized with SARS. He recovered, and now donates plasma from his blood to help treat other SARS patients. Antibodies in the plasma work to neutralize the SARS virus.
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Dr. Gregory Cheng, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, spent three weeks hospitalized with SARS. He recovered, and now donates plasma from his blood to help treat other SARS patients. Antibodies in the plasma work to neutralize the SARS virus.

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Joe Palca
Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR. Since joining NPR in 1992, Palca has covered a range of science topics — everything from biomedical research to astronomy. From 2011 to 2020 he produced stories that explored the minds and motivations of scientists and inventors as part of his series, Joe's Big Idea. Palca is also the founder of NPR Scicommers – A science communication collective.
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